Where does “mjölktölk” come from?
mjölktölk (Swedish) comes from Swedish mjölk, from Old Swedish miolk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- — to milk; milk.
mjölktölk (Swedish): a milk carton
Definitions
- a milk carton
Ancestry of “mjölktölk”, step by step
mjölktölk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mjölk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mjölk | milk |
| 2 | Old Swedish | miolk | milk |
| 3 | Old Norse | mjǫlk | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via Swedish tolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tolk | An interpreter, person who translates between two... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тълкъ | interpreter; interpretation, explanation |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъlkъ | interpretation; interpreter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
via Finnish maitotölkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maitotölkki | milk carton |
| 2 | Finnish | maito | milk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | maito | milk |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | majδ̕ɜ | — |